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"He rants, he raves, then he‘s quiet. There are even a couple moments when he lets you see his softer side And actor Brian McKay is having a hoot playving him. "Mike‘s an acerbic bugger and so am I." said the veterâ€" an actor . who‘s been involved in theatre for 35 vears. "There‘s a lot to his personality and, as an actor, it doesn‘t get much better than that. Even the Vancouver Whalers® head coach, Mike Sullivan, is based on 1994 Canucks‘ head coach Pat Quinn,. who is now the bench boss of the Toronto Maple Leafs. t The Vancouver Whalers are in the Stanley Cup finals and nobodyv thought that they should be there except for their coaches. Coaching Matters, writâ€" ten by playwright Kevin Leonard, opened to cheers and excitement last week as hockey fans thirsting for onâ€" ice drama got their fill the seats Lheatre ‘Coaching Matters‘ Hockey fans get fill at Waterloo Stage Theatre "We‘re having more fun than we‘re supposed to have." he NXHL may be on stritke, but the next best thing is packing Ba Amowna Banmy (hromile Staff â€" Brian McKay @ctor an idea that SELLS. WATERLOO CHRONICLE Waterloo Stage 895â€"5230 "As a Canadian boy growâ€" ing up in Montreal in the sixtics, it was hard not to become both a hockey fan and a dieâ€"hard supporter of the â€" Canadians." . said Leonard. "Being a statistician, it was equally hard not to ana lvze trends and numbers in a sport that I loved. It became natural that T would develop a statistical com puter package that would combine these two loves "Coaching Matters® repâ€" resents actual experiences Leonard had working with some NHL teams. "I‘m really having a ball with him." Vancouver Whalers head coach Mike Sullivan (Brian McKay â€" sitting) listens to broadcaster and friend Harry Watson (Jonathan Harrison â€" standing) as the rest of the coaching staff lis tens in â€" ({from left) Kris Ryan, Patric Masurkevitch, Brian Bisson and Stephen Gallant â€" before the Stanley Cup finals. I [ ARTS FOCUS The cast includes McKay, Patric Masurkevitch, Kris Rvan, Brian Bisson, Stephen Gallant, fonathan Harrison Simon Joynes returns to the Waterloo Stage Theatre to direct this hockey comeâ€" dy. Although the play is entirely fictitious, it is loosely based on my time working with two NHL teams and our experiences using this softâ€" ware." This comedy takes place in the coach‘s room during the pregame, between periâ€" ods and postâ€"game meetâ€" ings during the seven games of the final series of the Stanley Cup playoffs. W _ foto source= **. «* NOW PROVIDING DIGITAL LAB SERVICES ror DICITAL MEDIA High Quality Diqital Prints €4x6 â€" 39 ea 5xXf Bx10 11x14 12x18 $2.50 ea $5.00 ea $9.95 ea $9 95 ea Be nt‘s #. [ wirrRi0OO CHRONICLE $ Print From Compact Flash, Smart Media SD, MMC, XD Cards, CD Memory Stick, or Floppy Disk 96 King St. South, Waterloo Tel: 886â€"1320 McKay is no stranger to the uptown stage. He‘s directed a number of shows, including Copacabana, T‘H Be Back Before Midnight, Maggie‘s Getting Married and Come By The Hills, which he wrote himself. Later this season he will also direct Waterloo‘s Stage Pheatre‘s presentation of Anne. He admitted,. his part in Coaching Matters came as a and Dary! Kropf. Stephen Degenstein also returns to the Waterloo Stage Theatre as the set and lighting designer. Continued on page 18 Sugmitte? rHoro Tilley "The location, the Church of St. Columba, is also something you won‘t want to miss â€" it‘s a warm and welcoming place filled with the work of Canada‘s bestâ€"recognized liturgical artist, Nancyâ€"Lou Patterâ€" son. whose art also adorns churches of many denominations around the region." Roe continued: "Best of all, ticket prices are reaâ€" sonable. We are putting live music in the same price range as a seat in the movies. And our performers have national and international stature." Single event tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased by calling 886â€"6395 While enjoying the entertainment, the eyes of the listeners will be drawn to some of the great liturgical art of Nancyâ€"Lou Patterson, who was recognized by the Region of Waterloo this year through her inducâ€" tion into the Hall of Fame. Peter Roe, the organizer of the new concerts, said, "This series is one for everyone. Anyone can enjoy it; we have tried to suit the content to the location, and the season to match what we believe the people of Waterloo and the region will like and want to hear. This is live music at its best. The small Anglican church seats an audience of just over 100 in a warm, acoustically rich ambience. The Royal City Saxophones, led by Ernie Kalwa, are wellâ€"known throughout the Golden Triangle. They have a number of CDs to their credit, their latâ€" est on the CBC label. There‘s a real treat in store for anyone who‘s not yet listened to the remarkable range of music that this astounding group can play. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. The series, named for Lincoln Heights in Waterâ€" loo, contains four secular musical concerts perâ€" formed in the Anglican Church of St. Columba, on the corner of Lincoln Road and Mayfield Avenue. The upcoming concert is the third in the series. The shows highlight worldâ€"class musicians and groups who are often seen and heard in other maniâ€" festations around the region. The Lincoln Series, a season of new live musical entertainment, returns to the stage Feb. 8 with a speâ€" cial New Orleans style Carnival concert. Musicologist Dr. Christine Mather, founding Dean of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University, gives a brief history of this prolific composer, organist and choirâ€" master. followed by conductor Noel Edison‘s examiâ€" nation of the afternoon‘s program. Lunch begins at 1: p.m. and performance without lunch). To order, call (5191 846â€"0331, visit the Elora Festiâ€" val Singers office at 33 Henderson St. in Elora. or visit www.clorafestivalsingers.org. he Elora Festival Singers present a Soup Conâ€" I cert this Sunday at St. John‘s Church in klora, featuring light lunch fare and a short talk on the music of Healey Willan, later performed by the Singers. Head 2 Toe Downatairs River Works, St. Jacobe 664â€"2062 Soup and song make perfect combo Sunday Carnival coming to Lincoln Heights area 30 p.m.. with the talk at 2:30 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 1$20 Tittey £ knyai Robline Pint Open for Business We‘ll Pay The Taxes ahan Duthark n! nrtin attlcr £ 1st